It's my understanding that the Hawaiian ILEC is now owned by Cincinnati Bell, which is also a unique historical artifact, as it was its own independent corporation/operating entity in the region of Cincinnati during the era of the pre-1984 Bell system. 

Somewhat like how GTE was independent in other places in the country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bell

Some of the Hawaii ILEC structures I have seen photos of in other non-fire-affected places and other islands have a resemblance to designs that were built by BCTel, the ILEC in British Columbia, at the time when GTE was a shareholder in BCTel.



On Wed, Aug 16, 2023 at 10:50 AM Jay Hennigan <jay@west.net> wrote:
On 8/16/23 09:32, Jay R. Ashworth wrote:

> Well, it sounds like the historical Bell System attitude has transitioned
> forwards to ... newer transport.  Good.

Legacy GTE in this case, but agreed.

> Best of luck to you all, out there.

Indeed.

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